hot corner

noun

Examples of hot corner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Robinson, who died in September, was more than a longtime teammate and hot corner hoover who kept runs off Palmer’s pitching ledger. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024 Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg News Asset managers are rushing to help investors play the new hot corner of the stock market: artificial intelligence. Jack Pitcher, WSJ, 4 June 2023 Candelario, a below-average defender at the hot corner, played 563 games for the Tigers from 2018-22, more than any player on the team during the five-year span. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2022 Jose Miranda loaded the bases by reaching on a fielder's choice, as third baseman Jeimer Candelario missed the tag with Arraez sliding into the hot corner. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022 See all Example Sentences for hot corner 

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Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot corner was in 1889

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“Hot corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20corner. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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